17 Recession

[Intro]
So, so this is what it is man?
It's like I'm living in a nightmare
The worst nightmare I ever had man
I just wanna wake up man
I just wanna wake up

[Verse 1]
I'm an artist who is solo, synonymous with dolo
He know, she know, I'm not a Shawty Lo
Yellow, black, brown, eggshell white
Connect with every verse I recite
So many thoughts I reflect upon, for every song
Take it to an echelon
Grateful for my [?] remember when Decepticons
You cherish it was golden
No worries, we're controlling
I stand in the midst of recession, the money folding
So I ask "what's the issue?"
Our life game fickle
I'm thinking four quarters with a dime and a nickel
My people feel belittled, it's hard from the get-go
I swear to God, gas got a nigga feeling petrol
Get it? Born with no credit
It's bout the hundredth time I overdraft on my debit
Poor nigga blues got me running out of options
At this rate there ain't no stopping
Cause this is a recession

[Hook x2]
Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin')
Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin')
Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me
It's the recession
Recession
Recession
Recession

[Verse 2]
Yo it's the poor folk's anthem, broke nigga blues, like
Now I gotta choose between gas or my food
And baby girl stressing, ain't paying the bills so it's got me
Back on the block, slanging them crills
Naysayers trynna say it ain't real
Picture needing a medication, you can't afford to pay for the pills
This recession got me angry as hell son
Living off McDonald's dollar menus that be fucking my health up
The government'll tell your they're trying
Giving money for bailouts and cars while we can't even buy 'em
Listen everybody broke now, money stretching everywhere
You're praying for a helping hand it ain't never there
Now we rob banks, steal and borrow
I'm paying more for gas than I'm paying on my car no
Nobody's lending, ain't no one investing
And ain't nobody's spending
This is a recession

[Hook x2]
Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin')
Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin')
Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me
It's the recession
Recession
Recession
Recession

[Verse 3]
I was a gym class hero, math class superman
Still find time to socialize with hooligans
Mother in an apron, trusting in the good book
Meanwhile my brother a hood crook
A good [?] is what he on the search for
A couple dollars but to him life is worth [?]
Much less but no more
My eyes were never virgin to the fuckary of ghettos
To see aids walk in stilettos, quite frightening
Some say I write lightning, so capture in a bottle
Put you in a daze, never cease to amaze
How I stand next to poverty, adjacent aspiration
But you know the old saying: "what's yours is mine"
See your watch, let me take your time
And you'll pick my [?], plus shine
You don't need no bling, with no options
I pump the lead furious, perfectly healthy
But I'm dead serious, recession

[Hook x2]
Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin')
Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin')
Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me
It's the recession
Recession
Recession
Recession